Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Volkswagen presented its latest technologies for reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions—which includes the first 10-speed dual-clutch gearbox (DSG)—in an Innovation Workshop for the media at the Ehra-Lessien test track facility near Wolfsburg. VW’s “Strategy 2018”, earlier post.) 10-speed DSG.

Emissions 199

Emissions Fuel Range Fuel Economy 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2018

A noise assessment concludesd that emerging SSTs are likely to fail current (2018) and perhaps even historical (2006) landing and takeoff noise standards. This increased fuel consumption would lead to proportional increases in CO 2 emissions. One-way mission fuel consumption per passenger by route and class. Source: The ICCT.

Standards 170

Standards Engine 2003 2018 170

The Truth About Cars

MAY 30, 2023

The shuffle comes as Toyota's Hino digs out of an embarrassing emission and fuel efficiency scandal and as Daimler looks to streamline its commercial truck holdings. Hino fell into trouble in March 2022 with the revelation it had been falsifying emissions and fuel economy data dating as far as 2003.

Mitsubishi 97

Mitsubishi Toyota 2001 2003 97

Baua Electric

MAY 10, 2024

Globally there has been an increasing focus on low or zero emission powertrains, driven by climate concerns. While this transition will be crucial in reducing emissions, even by 2030, a large part of the global vehicle parc, especially in the developing world, will continue to be dependent on fossil fuels.

Carbon 52

Carbon Future Auto Petrol 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2020

This year’s Index finds that 2018 greenhouse gas emissions—the latest year for which data are available—rose overall for the first time since 2012, driven in part by increases in the power and commercial sectors. Data from the report illustrate that California now must reduce emissions by an average of 4.9%

California 285

California 2018 2019 2017 285

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Despite drastically more stringent emission standards for nitrogen oxides and particulates, the fuel consumption of Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks has been reduced by 22% over the last 20 years, according to the results of a comparative test drive certified by the test organization DEKRA. Click to enlarge. g/kWh of particulate mass.

Mercedes 150

Mercedes Laos Emissions 2003 150